Sieges Even

A standout progressive thrash band of the late eighties and
nineties, Sieges Even's first two albums prompted several
comparisons to
Watchtower,
to the point that Watchtower themselves were reportedly not too
happy at the similarity.
The comparisons were indeed apt, as Life Cycle in particular
did sound very much like early Watchtower.
But by the time of A Sense Of Change the band had moved on and
broadened its sound, here sounding a bit like more recent
Rush.
With a new guitarist and a new vocalist, Sophisticated continued
the direction shift, sounding
slightly less progressive than their earlier efforts (though
the musicianship level remains high) and has a slightly more
commercial sound.
They broke up shortly after 1997's Uneven release, but
a new lineup emerged in 2003, and that lineup released two studio
albums and the band's only live album, Playgrounds.
They abruptly announced their second breakup in September 2008 due to
the familiar "internal differences".